August 2, 2024 Coats Museum News
As I sit here at my desk entering the August 2, 2024 Coats Museum column into my computer, it crossed my mind that I have been writing Coats Museum News columns since 2009 and writing hundreds of pages and years of research to share with you a bit of the history of early North Carolina and much of it about Harnett County Grove 1 Township. Through print you have read those explorers came to this new world under treacherous conditions and for various reasons as early as 1554. We can agree that is a long time ago. Later came those individuals and families who were not explorers but were individuals who came to escape prison, for religious reasons, for hopes of making money but most came for a better life.
Many people today take the DNA tests to determine their ancestry. Some are surprised that they have certain percentages from so many different countries in Europe and elsewhere. Some come to the museum seeking out names to trace while many choose to use ancestry.com which is an expensive site. We hear comments that I had no idea that I had Polish, German, Scottish ancestry. Does that bit of information tell you anything?
Kenneth Lee Hair was born at Cape Fear Hospital. His parents were Kenneth and Pixie Hair of Coats (Daily Record Sept. 19, 1994). Will he seek out his ancestry one day? Elsewhere, there was a death in the Grove community. Taft Bullard, 62, of Route 2, Angier had died on Monday. He was the son of the late Rosa Wyne and J.R. Ballard. He was a self-employed truck driver. His services were at the Coats Baptist Church by Rev. Jesse Mooney with burial in the Bethel Church Cemetery. His wife was Josephine Langdon Bullard and his two sons were Robert Taft Bullard and Mark Bullard. They all survived him (Daily Record Sept. 21. 1994).
There had been a fundraiser at the Coats Senior Center which had been a tremendous success. Gerald Hayes was the winner of the quilt made by the ladies at the center. Major Faircloth had a reason to be proud of his son-in-law, Luke Lucas. Luke had donated a kidney to his brother, Gary Lucas.
Belle’s “Notes” also shared that Agatha McLamb had suffered a stroke. She also wrote that the Coats Museum Committee had thanked Tony Pope, Gail Pope, Rev. John Stephenson, James Grimes and Carsie Denning for wiring the museum. Elsewhere in the Coats community there had been a birthday celebration. Louine Stewart and her granddaughter, LaRae McLamb, shared birthday celebrations at a pig picking where the pig was cooked by her son-in-law and sixty guests enjoyed the event (Daily Record Sept. 22, 1994).
The CACC had focused on Rev. Jesse Mooney, Jr., pastor at the Coats Baptist Church. He had been at the church for three years. During that time, 140 new members were added to the church roll. The morning service averaged over 250 people. The church had more than 100 young people each Sunday (Daily Record Sept. 28, 1994).
Excitement had touched two families in Coats. A new shop had opened in Coats on the corner of McKinley and Erwin Street-“Hidden Treasures”. The owner was Edward Lloyd and he was assisted in operating the shop by his mom, Louise Lloyd. Congratulations also went to Nicholas Dennis who had won first place in the ATV Amateur Class at the Hangtime Motor Sports Park in Carthage.
The September 30 edition via Dennis Rogers had paid tribute to Brian Lischen and his K-9 Rex. The HCBOC also honored Rex for his valor and service. Belle Williams in her “Notes from Coats” identified a few of the sick folks in the area. She mentioned Ruth Upchurch, Jean Coats and Louise Pollard.
Death had made a third visit to the Bethel community. This visit was in the same household- as the first- the Barnes family on Route 2, Angier. This time he took Carvis Barnes. 86, who had died at Good Hope Hospital in Erwin. He was the son of the late John Lewis and Flora Weeks Barnes. Rev. Jesse Mooney held the retired farmer’s funeral services at the Coats Baptist Church with the burial services in the Bethel Church Cemetery. Maynard Barnes, Hank Barnes and Phyllis B. Koutsis were his children (Daily Record October 3, 1994).
Robie Butler was recently honored on his birthday with a museum honorarium and Debbie Dorn Pracht and Cecil Massengill were memorialized. Verle Flowers, one of our earliest museum supporters, was remembered by her daughter, Sandra Flowers Barnard. Thank you goes to these donors from the museum volunteers and board.
As I sit here at my desk entering the August 2, 2024 Coats Museum column into my computer, it crossed my mind that I have been writing Coats Museum News columns since 2009 and writing hundreds of pages and years of research to share with you a bit of the history of early North Carolina and much of it about Harnett County Grove 1 Township. Through print you have read those explorers came to this new world under treacherous conditions and for various reasons as early as 1554. We can agree that is a long time ago. Later came those individuals and families who were not explorers but were individuals who came to escape prison, for religious reasons, for hopes of making money but most came for a better life.
Many people today take the DNA tests to determine their ancestry. Some are surprised that they have certain percentages from so many different countries in Europe and elsewhere. Some come to the museum seeking out names to trace while many choose to use ancestry.com which is an expensive site. We hear comments that I had no idea that I had Polish, German, Scottish ancestry. Does that bit of information tell you anything?
Kenneth Lee Hair was born at Cape Fear Hospital. His parents were Kenneth and Pixie Hair of Coats (Daily Record Sept. 19, 1994). Will he seek out his ancestry one day? Elsewhere, there was a death in the Grove community. Taft Bullard, 62, of Route 2, Angier had died on Monday. He was the son of the late Rosa Wyne and J.R. Ballard. He was a self-employed truck driver. His services were at the Coats Baptist Church by Rev. Jesse Mooney with burial in the Bethel Church Cemetery. His wife was Josephine Langdon Bullard and his two sons were Robert Taft Bullard and Mark Bullard. They all survived him (Daily Record Sept. 21. 1994).
There had been a fundraiser at the Coats Senior Center which had been a tremendous success. Gerald Hayes was the winner of the quilt made by the ladies at the center. Major Faircloth had a reason to be proud of his son-in-law, Luke Lucas. Luke had donated a kidney to his brother, Gary Lucas.
Belle’s “Notes” also shared that Agatha McLamb had suffered a stroke. She also wrote that the Coats Museum Committee had thanked Tony Pope, Gail Pope, Rev. John Stephenson, James Grimes and Carsie Denning for wiring the museum. Elsewhere in the Coats community there had been a birthday celebration. Louine Stewart and her granddaughter, LaRae McLamb, shared birthday celebrations at a pig picking where the pig was cooked by her son-in-law and sixty guests enjoyed the event (Daily Record Sept. 22, 1994).
The CACC had focused on Rev. Jesse Mooney, Jr., pastor at the Coats Baptist Church. He had been at the church for three years. During that time, 140 new members were added to the church roll. The morning service averaged over 250 people. The church had more than 100 young people each Sunday (Daily Record Sept. 28, 1994).
Excitement had touched two families in Coats. A new shop had opened in Coats on the corner of McKinley and Erwin Street-“Hidden Treasures”. The owner was Edward Lloyd and he was assisted in operating the shop by his mom, Louise Lloyd. Congratulations also went to Nicholas Dennis who had won first place in the ATV Amateur Class at the Hangtime Motor Sports Park in Carthage.
The September 30 edition via Dennis Rogers had paid tribute to Brian Lischen and his K-9 Rex. The HCBOC also honored Rex for his valor and service. Belle Williams in her “Notes from Coats” identified a few of the sick folks in the area. She mentioned Ruth Upchurch, Jean Coats and Louise Pollard.
Death had made a third visit to the Bethel community. This visit was in the same household- as the first- the Barnes family on Route 2, Angier. This time he took Carvis Barnes. 86, who had died at Good Hope Hospital in Erwin. He was the son of the late John Lewis and Flora Weeks Barnes. Rev. Jesse Mooney held the retired farmer’s funeral services at the Coats Baptist Church with the burial services in the Bethel Church Cemetery. Maynard Barnes, Hank Barnes and Phyllis B. Koutsis were his children (Daily Record October 3, 1994).
Robie Butler was recently honored on his birthday with a museum honorarium and Debbie Dorn Pracht and Cecil Massengill were memorialized. Verle Flowers, one of our earliest museum supporters, was remembered by her daughter, Sandra Flowers Barnard. Thank you goes to these donors from the museum volunteers and board.